Enhancing Lung Cancer Surgical Quality: Insights from the American College of Surgeons’ National Quality Improvement Collaborative
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Enhancing Lung Cancer Surgical Quality: Insights from the American College of Surgeons’ National Quality Improvement Collaborative

This review synthesizes current evidence on lung cancer surgical quality improvement, highlighting the impactful American College of Surgeons Lung NODES Collaborative's success in improving lymph node sampling compliance and broader advances in perioperative care, radiation therapy, and risk stratification.
Advancing Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: National Evidence Supporting Normothermic Regional and Machine Perfusion as Standards of Care
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Advancing Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: National Evidence Supporting Normothermic Regional and Machine Perfusion as Standards of Care

A comprehensive national study shows both normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) significantly improve graft survival in DCD liver transplantation, supporting their adoption as complementary standards of care in the U.S.
Portal-Venous Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: Evidence Synthesis from the Bridge to HOPE Trial and Global Clinical Landscape
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Portal-Venous Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: Evidence Synthesis from the Bridge to HOPE Trial and Global Clinical Landscape

This review synthesizes findings from the Bridge to HOPE multicenter trial and other recent evidence, demonstrating that portal-venous hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) significantly reduces early allograft dysfunction, improves biliary health, and modulates donor immunogenicity in extended-criteria liver transplantation.